Governments are finally recognizing that First Nations who want to invest in their own opportunities should be supported with financing tools. In British Columbia, $1 billion has been earmarked for the First Nations Equity Financing Framework; the federal government has brought forward a $5-billion national equity- financing framework. In Alberta, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation …
Our last blog reported that our Canadian natural gas and LNG are poised for “significant growth.” And as that future shapes up, there has been some “significant growth” in news stories and headlines about our LNG, and the role of First Nations in its development. Geoff Russ, for one, wrote in National Post: “B.C.’s transformation …
Our newsletter: 15 August 2024 Nisga’a law covers environmental reviews The Nisga’a Nation in British Columbia now has finalized and passed its Nisga’a Environmental Assessment Act. It will come into effect in 2025 and, under it, any resource project on Nisga’a lands will face review by the Nisga’a Environmental Assessment Office. The new law provides …
Our newsletter of 01 August 2024 Cedar LNG blazes path “Compared to the nearby $18-billion LNG Canada complex on which it will piggyback, the $5.5-billion Cedar LNG project in Kitimat is small. “But it’s a very big deal for the Haisla First Nation and, indeed, Indigenous communities generally, as it will be the first multibillion-dollar industrial project built in Canada in …
Back in 1667, Canada (or, then, “New France”) began to export some natural resources (fish and timber) to the West Indies and France. Later came the famous fur trade, using another natural resource, with First Nations involvement. Then came mining, and Canada sent much gold to Europe. Later came oil and gas: The first natural …
